9th Circuit’s Tribal Immunity Ruling Must Stand, Companies Tell High Court

Mealey's (June 5, 2020, 11:53 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — With no circuit court split and a proper ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court need not review dismissal based on sovereign immunity of a suit brought by tribal and environmental groups challenging the Navajo Nation’s coal-mining activities, two mine and power plant owners and operators argue in June 4 response briefs (Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment, et al. v. Bureau of Indian Affairs, et al., No. 19-1166, U.S. Sup.)....